adminscreenings. We are expecting a festival full of aesthetic richness. We expect a fun-filmed festival,” she said.
The festival, which will be running under the theme “Women Alive, Women of Peace”, is to be held in Harare, Bulawayo and Binga.
The main festival starts in Harare from August 23 to 31. “The Harare venues are likely to be the Book Café, Christian College of Southern Africa, Alliance Française, Rainbow Cinema (Robert Mugabe Road). These are only provisional venues that will be confirmed at a later date,” said Jila.
Local film producers have hailed this year’s Women’s International Film Festival for introducing the new man category that seeks to address issues relating to women in locally produced films.
This category will showcase films highlighting men as positive role models in an initiative by the African Fathers Initiative. The award is going to be named after the late actor Walter Muparutsa under Best Film in the New Man category.
Last year, a total of 87 films ranging from features to documentaries were screened in Harare. Participating countries in this year’s film festival will include local films that will fall under their own special categories.
Participating countries include Sweden, Japan, Namibia, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Kenya, South Africa, Canada and Russia.
Other sponsors who have contributed to the success of the festival are the various embassies sponsoring the events, local NGOs Hivos and Culture Fund Trust of Zimbabwe in partnership with Sida.
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